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April 23, 2010
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Big screen recognizes female stars As upstanding intellectual women, our favorite leading ladies on the big screen are those who show their femininity through their beauty and impeccable style. Elle Woods of "Legally Blonde," Cher Horowitz of "Clueless" and Rebecca Bloomwood of "Confessions of a Shopaholic" are some that top our list. Really? No. These movies may be good for laughs, but when it comes down to it, there's nothing like a hardcore heroine wielding guns and kicking serious ass. These are our all-time most badass ladies in film.Milla Jovovich couldn't possibly be more brutal as Alice in "Resident Evil: Extinction." After a deadly virus turns all but a handful of Racoon City residents into flesh-craving monsters, Alice and her crew start their spree of zombie slaughtering. In the span of four minutes, Alice manages to destroy 20 flesh-eating fiends. How? Let us count the ways. After sensing a gathering of these creatures, she blows the leading monster away with one hand gripping a 12-gauge shotgun. Throughout her killing spree she showcases martial arts skills to break the neck of a zombie and flip him over her shoulder, crushing him to the ground. Then she jumps eight feet into the air, spinning as she decapitates two zombies, with each hand wielding a machete. We couldn't make this list without one of the most malicious leading ladies: Uma Thurman as The Bride in the "Kill Bill" series. An assassin herself, she is determined to avenge her family and would-have-been husband. In Volume II, she visits an old "friend" by hacking off the arm of the first person she sees with her three-foot samurai sword. In waves of slow-moving tension and quick bursts of killing action, The Bride massacres a crew of assassins with only her trusty sword. Oh, and a board fashioned with rusty nails on the end that she thrusts into the skull of a school girl swinging a steel-spiked ball and chain. Our third pick goes to the infamous twosome in "Thelma and Louise." Even though the duo don't start out as killers, they're every bit as badass, starting their journey off by shooting the man who attempts to rape Thelma. After the murder, the two decided to head to Mexico as outlaws, teaching every chauvinist pig along the way an unforgettable lesson. From blowing up an 18-wheeler to locking a policeman in his trunk, they are destined to go out in a blaze of glory, and rather than spend their lives in jail, they drive their 1966 Thunderbird convertible off of a cliff. If we could dedicate an entire issue of "The Crusader" to our lovely ladies, you know we would. To suffice, here are some honorable mentions we include in our expanded version of this list. We give tons of kudos to the leading women in nearly all of Quentin Tarantino's films. They think for themselves and are absolutely ruthless. Nellie Lovett of "Sweeny Todd" might be a little nuts, but she is resourceful and a successful business woman who really knows how to make a living off the dead. Finally, Erin Brockovich is unconventional in her methods of ass-kicking: as she uses her passion, knowledge and tenacity to take on the injustices of the legal system. Our favorite leading women on the big screen are those who show their feminity through intellect and strength. Sure, she can wear heels and kick ass and the same time, but shoes do not make the woman. |
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